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March 28, 2025

Temporary Permit Can Be Issued Even When Permanent Permit Is Pending—Public Interest Overrides Procedural Technicalities: Karnataka High Court Upholds KSRTC Permit

By: Deepak Kumar

Exclusive Right Over Route Does Not Exist—Private Operators Cannot Object to Temporary Permit Without Showing Specific Prejudice - Karnataka High Court dismissed writ petitions filed by private bus operators, who...

March 28, 2025

Truth Must Not Be Lost in the Format of the File— Conviction Based on Uncertified CCTV Footage Is a Travesty of Justice: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Rape- Murder Verdict

By: Deepak Kumar

Even When Crime Is Heinous, Evidence Must Be Lawful - Trial Based on Illegally Admitted Electronic Evidence Violates Fair Trial Principles - Kerala High Court delivered a significant verdict quashing...

March 28, 2025

Watching Porn or Masturbation in Private, Without More, Is Not Cruelty—Mere Moral Discomfort Cannot Justify Divorce: Madras High Court on Sexual Autonomy of Women

By: Deepak Kumar

Self-Pleasure Is Not a Forbidden Fruit; Its Indulgence Shall Not Lead to a Precipitous Fall from the Eden Garden of Marriage - Madras High Court, in a thought-provoking and nuanced...

March 28, 2025

Once the Sale Is Confirmed and Deed Executed, Revenue Remedies Are Exhausted: Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Writ Against Auctioned Home

By: Deepak Kumar

Much Water Had Already Flown—Petitioner’s Only Remedy Was Civil Suit, Not Misconceived Revenue Challenge Under Rule 41 - Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, in a detailed and precedent-based judgment,...

March 27, 2025

Filing Date of Petition Irrelevant—If FIR Is Under IPC Before 1 July 2024, CrPC Will Apply : Full Bench of Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Applicability of BNSS

By: sayum

The cut-off date of 01.07.2024 assumes no relevance—the date of commission of offence and FIR registration determines the applicability of CrPC, not the date on which the petition is filed...

March 27, 2025

Homebuyers Cannot Be Forced to Accept Delayed Possession—But Relief Must Be

By: sayum

Reasonable: Supreme Court Reduces Interest and Compensation Ordered by High Court Statutory Authorities Aren’t Personal Wrongdoers—Public Officials Can’t Be Punished as Private Builders - Supreme Court setting aside the 15%...

March 27, 2025

Accused Has a Right to Respond to Statutory Notice—If Documents Are Denied and Letters Suppressed, Complaint Becomes Abuse of Process: Supreme Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case

By: sayum

Suppression of Material Facts Defeats Justice—Complainant Cannot Trigger Criminal Law by Hiding Documents - Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, observing...

March 27, 2025

Section 482 Is Not an Escape Hatch—High Court Cannot Quash Charges Once Discharge Is Denied on Merits: Supreme Court Slams Pre-Trial Acquittal in Corruption Case

By: sayum

Once Prima Facie Satisfaction Exists, Trial Must Proceed—Courts Cannot Replace Due Process With Probabilistic Acquittal - Supreme Court delivered a scathing indictment of the Madras High Court’s decision to quash...

March 27, 2025

Land Acquisition | Market Value Can’t Be Based on Speculation—Court Must Apply Judicial Estimate Based on Comparable Sale, Deductions, and Development Potential: Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation to ₹95/sq.m

By: sayum

GIDC’s Own Premium Rate Forms Best Exemplar—Arbitrary Low Valuation Set Aside - Supreme Court in Manilal Shamalbhai Patel (Deceased) Through His Legal Heirs & Others v. Officer on Special Duty...

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